Soldier Surprise at Rose Bowl Parade

Rose Parade
spectator Miriam Pazz was snapping
photos of a float honoring military dogs
when it came to an abrupt halt. A man
bounded off the platform in combat boots
and fatigues. It was her husband, who
she thought was still in Afghanistan.
The crowd leaped up in a standing
ovation as 4-year-old Eric Pazz II
dashed from the sidewalk and into the
arms of his father, Army Sgt. 1st Class
Eric Pazz, 32. Moments later, the family
locked in an embrace seen by hundreds of
millions of parade viewers around the
world.

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